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FZNT24 KNHC 130905
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST SUN NOV 13 2011

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 

SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE 
HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE 
MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. 

GMZ089-131530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 AM CST SUN NOV 13 2011

.SYNOPSIS...THE RIDGE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WILL SHIFT E TUE AS 
A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH NW GULF WATERS LATE TUE THROUGH 
WED. FRESH SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL CONTINUE IN THE NW GULF 
THROUGH TUE AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT. A STRONGER REINFORCING COLD 
FRONT ENTERS N GULF WATERS LATE WED INTO THU...INCREASING WINDS 
AND SEAS.

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GMZ080-131530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 AM CST SUN NOV 13 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 93W S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E 
OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING W BEHIND FRONT LATE. 
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.WED...W OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT BEHIND REINFORCING 
FRONT LATE. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT 
IN SE SWELL.
.THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. 

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GMZ082-131530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST SUN NOV 13 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 6 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...N OF 21N W OF 96W SW WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NE WINDS 15 TO 
20 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILD TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT. 
ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...N OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 
21N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU...N OF 22N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 
22N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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GMZ084-131530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 AM CST SUN NOV 13 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 
FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NE 
SWELL. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING S TO SW N OF 26N LATE. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING W TO NW WINDS LATE. 
S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. 
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU...N OF 27N NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N NE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-131530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 AM CST SUN NOV 13 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 4 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT 
EXCEPT TO 8 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT 
IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 25N AND TO 7 FT IN 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING S LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E 
TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU...N OF 28N NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 28N NE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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FORECASTER SCHAUER